We’re excited to announce a new member of our team. Ryan Elsass joins us as managing director of Business Development for the Midwest.

Ryan will be based out of Chicago and report to EEF’s President and Chief Commercial Officer Rick Matte. He will be responsible for helping to scale EEF’s origination efforts.

Ryan joins us from Monroe Credit Advisors, where he spent the past three years. Prior to Monroe, he spent time at CapX Partners and Goldman Sachs in a variety of roles.

Launched in June 2017, Encina Equipment Finance provides loans and leases ranging in size from $5 million to $50 million and secured by essential-use machinery and equipment.